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  • BIRTH 26/08/1887
  • DEATH 09/10/1953
  • Country United Kingdom
  • MOVIES 46
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James Finlayson

James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.

James Finlayson
Movies

Movies (46)

Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
The Chimp
The Chimp
Ringmaster (uncredited)
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
Night Owls
Night Owls
Meadows
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
Liberty
Liberty
Store keeper
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
A Community Player
Another Fine Mess
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
Wide Open Spaces
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
Men O' War
Men O' War
Soda jerk
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus (uncredited)
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home
Butler (uncredited)
Big Business
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
Pick and Shovel
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow
Governor (uncredited)
Seeing the World
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
Pardon Us
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
Politiquerías
Politiquerías
Criado
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
Short Kilts
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
Hats Off
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Angel
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Our Relations
Our Relations
Finn
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
Way Out West
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
Me and My Pal
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Our Wife
Our Wife
Father of the bride (uncredited)
What's the World Coming To?
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law

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